… Confused about the future of Workplace and Lotus Notes/Domino? You are not alone. IBM’s move to promote Workplace and Notes/Domino as two overlapping product families is creating bewilderment among customers, according to Gartner Group. …
… Gartner’s Austin estimates that it will take three to five years before Workplace actually becomes the next architectural generation of Lotus Notes/Domino. Austin, at least in part, credits IBM for a strategy that is “aimed at solving business problems,” rather than focusing on “generic collaboration and communication.” …
Through all the clarification from IBM, Analyst reports (sponsored or not) and all of the weblogs on this topic there is one element that sticks out : confusion. Confusion leads to questions and so it should. I think many companies are looking into alternative solutions. Well before 2009.
Thanks Ed, for pointing this one out 🙂
